Prepare for a Perfect Super Street Fighter IV Experience on 3DS

It's been a long time since a Nintendo console received a Street Fighter game – not counting Virtual Console, that is – so the announcement at E3 that Capcom was powering-up its Super Street Fighter IV meter for a Level 3 Super Combo attack on 3DS was music to our ears. Still, there were nagging doubts that the game would suffer compared to its big console brothers, doubts that producer Yoshinori Ono has put away with a Shoryuken of truth.

The gameplay we can port perfectly from the PS3 and Xbox 360 version and we're not going to subtract anything out of that. It is how we adjust the graphics that will help people remember what sort of game they used to play in the 90s.

Ono also revealed his team is looking into a second control option using the touchscreen in order to entice less experienced fighters to try out the game. Don't worry, fight fans: traditional D-Pad controls will still be available, though we can't help but think the game's six-button layout may be a tad uncomfortable on the 3DS's face buttons. That said, both 360 and PS3 pads feature four-button face layouts, and they seem to have gone down quite well.

It also seems the 3DS is receiving a few small tweaks behind the scenes: Ono stated the 3DS's D-Pad is not final, and that Nintendo has shown the team revised ideas. The title will also offer one feature that's "only possible on the 3DS", though naturally Ono refused to comment more. Hopefully we'll find out more at the Tokyo Game Show, which kicks off next month.

Street Fighter on the go in 3D is a potential system seller for fighting game fans. Still, I just hope Nintendo finds a way to work a second slide pad into the mix for fps games and to help a Monster Hunter game that could see a 3DS debut. There seems to be a need to have something in the space below the buttons Nintendo!

Make yourself familar with Super Street Fighter II on VC until it comes out, irken. You'll appreciate it. I already have this on the XBOX 360 so I'm not going to bother getting it on 3DS as well. The only problem I have with fighting games on handhelds is the lack of buttons. I like my 3P and 3K buttons instead of having to press all three punch/kick buttons at the same time. Doing easy moves on SSFII like T. Hawk's Condor Dive becomes difficult without them. The only great handheld fighter I played was Match of the Millenium but that was specifically designed to be on a handheld rather than it being a port of a console or arcade game. PSP Alpha 3 was also good; played that a lot.

I think the final version will not have different camera angles like its bigger brothers have despite the screenshots above showing them and that the gameplay will be on a static screen with the only camera movement being left, right, up and down. No zoom in or zoom out either. Just like in the 90s. Maybe. It'll probably be like the iPhone version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qrwzzM3Kk

But yah this games going to be awesome epecilly since I was planing to get a PS3 for this game and I was also planing to pick up MGS3 for PS2 but now NOWAY!!!! 3DS has some of my favorite Most Wanted PS games so no PS for Me

I'm with GammaGames, something utilizing the cameras to put yourself IN the game sounds lika no-brainer. On-line multiplayer should make an appearance as well. I STILL play my Super StreetFighter II Revival on the GBA!

Both of your opinions are completely subjective because it's based on "better fighter". There are many different types of fighting games out there and comparing them would be like comparing apples to oranges. So I'd hope you guys have some actual justification.

I love both SF IV and SSF IV for the Xbox 360 and can't wait to be able to have a copy with to take with me on the go. I hope Capcom can get this ready by the 3DS' launch day I think it could be a benefit to them sales wise. Regardless of when it's released I'll be picking it up as soon as I can, I trust Capcom when it comes to handheld fighting games, Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival is one of the best games on GBA and I still it play to this day.

@8 GODDAMN how old are u? probably not even a teen yet... wow never had any? damn ive been playin street fighter since i was little on the snes. im so glad i have a ps3 now with ssf4, so now im completely addicted to the game and taking it with me on the go!? WITH the better d-pad!(my ps3's d-pad is too new and stiff. nintendo always had the better d-pads) what?! =D